Fill in the blanks with the choices given in the brackets:

(a) Metals are good …………… [oxidizing agents / reducing agents]

(b) Non-polar covalent compounds are …………… [good / bad] conductors of heat and electricity.

(c) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more is …………… [acidic / alkaline] it is.

(d) …………… [Silver chloride / Lead chloride] is a white precipitate that is soluble in excess of Ammonium hydroxide solution.

(e) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of …………… . [hydration / hydrogenation]

State the terms/process for the following:

(a) The energy released when an atom in the gaseous state accepts an electron to form an anion.

(b) Tendency of an element to form chains of identical atoms.

(c) The name of the process by which Ammonia is manufactured on a large scale.

(d) A type of salt formed by partial replacement of hydroxyl radicals with an acid radical.

(e) The ratio of the mass of a certain volume of gas to the same volume of hydrogen measured under the same conditions of temperature and pressure.

Identify the cation in each of the following cases:

(a) Ammonium hydroxide solution when added to Solution B gives a white precipitate which does not dissolve in excess of ammonium hydroxide solution.

(b) Sodium hydroxide solution when added to Solution C gives a white precipitate which is insoluble in excess of sodium hydroxide solution.

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the brackets:

(a) During electrolysis, the compound …………… in its molten state liberates reddish brown fumes at the anode. [NaCl/PbBr₂]

(b) The ion which could be discharged most readily during electrolysis is …………… [Fe²⁺/Cu²⁺]